Posts with the tag “faith”

"As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And he rose and followed him." - Matthew 9:9 It probably felt like just another normal day. Matthew was at work, doing what he always did. But Jesus walked by and spoke two simple words that would change everything. Follow me. No warning, no preparation, just a call. And Matthew o...  Read More

"Yet another said, 'I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.' Jesus said to him, 'No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.'" - Luke 9:61-62 Following Jesus is not a part-time invitation. It is a forward-facing call that requires focus. In this passage, a man says he’s ready to follow but still wants to go back and handle ...  Read More

"For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ." - Galatians 1:10 It’s easy to fall into the trap of just getting through the day. You show up, do your job, respond to texts, try to get a few things done, and call it a win. But deep down, you might wonder if that’s all life is meant to be....  Read More

"If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned. If you abide in me and my words abide in you ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you. By this my Father is glorified that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples." - John 15:6-8 At first glance, the disciple Judas looked like the rest. He...  Read More

"So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead." – James 2:17 You don’t earn your salvation. That’s settled. No amount of rule-following, church-attending, or box-checking could ever make you right with God. The only way to be saved is by grace through faith. Period. But once you’ve been saved, something shifts. That same grace that rescued you now starts reshaping you. Real faith do...  Read More

"When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him." - Matthew 1:24 Every plan God gives comes with a choice. Joseph understood that. He stood at a crossroads when God revealed a path that looked nothing like the one he had imagined. His future shifted in a single moment. His expectations ran into God’s will. And before anything in his life changed on the outside, he had t...  Read More

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." - John 1:14 There is something powerful about someone choosing to stay close. Anyone can care from a distance. Anyone can send help from far away. But real love moves in. Real love steps into your world. That is what makes the incarnation so incredible. God...  Read More

“So they said to him, ‘Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform?” – John 6:30 The moment is almost hard to believe. Just one day earlier, Jesus had fed over five thousand people with a boy’s lunch. They had seen it with their own eyes. Tasted it with their own mouths. But now here they are, the same people who stood there the day before, are standing in f...  Read More

"Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!" - 2 Corinthians 13:5 We spend a lot of time checking everything but our hearts. We check our bank account. We check our texts. We check the weather, the scoreboard, our emails, and our schedules. But how often...  Read More

“Then Jesus answered him, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ ‘Rabboni,’ the blind man said to him, ‘I want to see.’” – Mark 10:51 Every now and then in life, we get the chance to make a bold request. A shot at asking for something big. But even then, most people play it safe. We ask for things that seem possible, things that feel reasonable, things we think we might deserve. Bartimaeus didn’t pl...  Read More

"Consider the birds of the sky, they don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?" - Matthew 6:26 Most of the time, worry does not come from what is actually happening. It comes from how we see what is happening. That is why Jesus did not just tell folks to stop worrying in Matthew 6. He showed them a better way to see. A new perspec...  Read More